Observation Task 7: Classroom management and

teacher talk
Focus: Classroom Management

Beginning and ending the day

Punctuality at the
beginning of the
lesson

teacher arrives before

with pupils
after pupils
learners arrive
all on time
most on
time
several late

positive reinforcement
Teachers response
to those who are
late. What does
she say?

the pupils

The teacher
welcomed them and
say "Hello .....
(child's name)."

negative
reinforcement

punishment
Starting the day:
what does the
teacher say? do?

In the beginning the teacher says, "Are you

ready," and then say "Peace be upon you or
hi", "How are you today", "How do you have
become." And then everyone starts with the
song called Song "the circle" and then the
song "the sit". The teacher Says, "looking for
a helping hand," and then the teacher ask
the children, "What do you do the "helping
hand?", the children reply," read today's
date, count the children in the classroom,
bring the basket of a children absentee,
count of absente children, read the
calculation, return baskets to place. Review
given for the "national identity", ask the
teacher the children, "We are in any unity?".
Everyone read the Koran, a review of the

Lining up :
location
Teacher
instructions for
lining up: what
does she say? do?
Ending the day:
what does the
teacher say? /do?

"Biography of the Prophet."

Playground
outside
class
Inside class
She says stand up. Here lining up the girls,
and here lining up the boys. Walk organize,
arrangement and quietly. The teacher hold
hands a child, and then walk.
Let's stand up straight, to go to the Arabic
language class And in the class they were
taking their bags, and they stand a row to go
to the buses, and the last to go to the cars.

Moving
Moving the
children for an
activity.
What does she
say? do?
Moving the
children: how do
they respond?

Come to the areas or to the corners. (In the

share of the Arabic language).
Teacher calling names, and then give the
papers for children. (in the writing area) (in
the share of the English language).
Children rushed to the areas, because they
enjoy so much there in those areas. (In the
share of the Arabic language).
They were taking the papers, and then they
are coloring and writing. (in the share of the
English language).

Misbehavior
What was the
learner doing?
What did the
teacher say? do?
How did the child
respond:
How does the
teacher stop the
children during an
activity? What
does she say? do?

In the share of the English language, some

children are moving from their places toward
the teacher, and others lying on the ground
or lie down.
The teacher change their places, and also cry
out in their faces.
Some of them heard the word of the teacher,
sitting moderately. The others are still
moving and walking in the class.
The teacher says "time is up" and ringing the
bell. (In the share of the Arabic language).
The teacher claps and she says "Come
quickly over time." (in the share of the
English language).

Mira Faisal Alkaabi

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